Registered charity · London
Lighthouse - Supporting Women Through Stormy Times
- 6 trustees
- Income £231k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- lighthouseforwomen.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£231k£246k
- 2023£362k£327k
- 2022£200k£178k
Earlier years
- 2021£85k£64k
- 2020£44k£21k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 22%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(I) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY (A) PROVIDING FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO, THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE; (B) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES. (II) TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF WOMEN UNDERGOING DOMESTIC HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT OF SUCH PERSONS.(III) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
Grants received
36 grants · £611,067 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- City Bridge Trust · £185,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £78,357 (8 grants)
- Rosa UK · £77,650 (5 grants)
- Hackney CVS · £67,000 (5 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £52,250 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Hackney Council
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Hindy Schlesinger Chair
- Dr Lisa Kuruvatti since 2025
- ITA Cymerman MBE
- Miriam Rothbart since 2024
- Rifka Reich since 2024
- Yocheved Rechnitzer since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Hindy Schlesinger Chair
- Dr Lisa Kuruvatti since 2025
- ITA Cymerman MBE
- Miriam Rothbart since 2024
- Yocheved Rechnitzer since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Rifka Reich since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1135433
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 19 FEBRUARY 2009
- Contact on the register
- 02088001009 · funding@lighthouseforwomen.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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